2026 Regular Session Mississippi IT Optimization Act; enact. AN ACT TO ENACT THE MISSISSIPPI IT OPTIMIZATION ACT; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO ESTABLISH THE STATEWIDE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM WHICH SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE COORDINATED PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND OVERSIGHT OF THE ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN EFFECTUATING THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE EACH AGENCY'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR AGENCY HEAD TO COMPLY WITH THIS ACT IN CERTAIN WAYS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TECHNOLOGY OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM SHALL BE MANAGED BY ITS AND EXTERNALLY SUPPORTED BY THE CIO COUNCIL; TO PROVIDE THAT SENSITIVE INFORMATION, RECORDS AND DOCUMENTATION SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT AND THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED BY PHASE; TO GRANT PERMISSION TO CERTAIN PARTIES TO USE ACQUISITIONS MADE ON BEHALF OF OR BY ITS FOR PURPOSES OF SHARED USE; TO AUTHORIZE ITS TO RECEIVE DONATIONS, GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING; TO AUTHORIZE ITS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN INTERNSHIP, FELLOWSHIP OR OTHER RELATED PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE FOR FUNDS DESIGNATED BY AGENCIES FOR PROCUREMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; TO AUTHORIZE ITS TO EXERCISE ALL POWERS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 03/06/2026 at 09:56 S B 2653 Senate Bill 2653 SB 2653 S Active General Bill/Constitutional Amendment No Majority July 1, 2026 Technology F ../../House_cmtes/TE.xml Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency F ../../House_cmtes/AC.xml Technology F ../../Senate_cmtes/TE.xml Williams ../../Senate_authors/Williams.xml Blackmon ../../Senate_authors/Blackmon.xml 1 01/19 (S) Referred To Technology 2 01/28 (S) Title Suff Do Pass 3 02/04 (S) Passed ../../../../2026/pdf/votes/senate/0300036.pdf 4 02/05 (S) Transmitted To House 5 02/06 (H) Referred To Technology;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency 6 02/25 (H) DR - TSDP: TE To AC 7 03/03 (H) DR - TSDP: AC To TE 8 03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass 9 03/05 (H) Passed ../../../../2026/pdf/votes/house/0590022.pdf 10 03/06 (H) Returned For Enrolling ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2653PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2653PS.htm ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2653IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2653IN.htm ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2653PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2653PS.htm N ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2653.pdf